Top Northeastern Colleges

Harvard University

• Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard is the oldest university in the United States and is a charter member of the Ivy League. There are 21,000 students enrolled at Harvard University as of the 2009 fall semester. Of these students, 7,000 are undergraduates and 14,000 are postgraduates. Many political leaders, including eight U.S. Presidents, have graduated from Harvard.

  In 2009, Harvard received the top ranking on both the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) and Times Higher Education (THE) rankings. The university was also co-ranked number one in U.S. News and World Report's 2010 list of best colleges, an honor the school had to share with one of its Ivy League rivals, Princeton University.

  Harvard University
  86 Brattle St.
  Cambridge, MA 02138
  617-495-1551
  harvard.edu

Princeton University

• Princeton University, located in New Jersey, was established in 1746 as a non-denominational university. Along with Harvard and Yale, Princeton is considered one of the "Big Three" Ivy League programs.

  Unlike most top schools, Princeton does not confer professional degrees. In addition, nearly 70 percent of its 7,500 students are undergraduates.

  In 2009, Forbes magazine named Princeton the second-best college in America, behind the U.S. Military Academy.

  Princeton University
  Princeton, NJ 08544
  609-258-3000
  princeton.edu

Yale University

• Yale is a private university in New Haven, Connecticut. The majority of Yale's 11,500 students are enrolled in postgraduate or professional programs, in addition to nearly 5,300 undergraduates.

  Yale University is well-known for its competitions, both official and unofficial, with Harvard University, including the Harvard-Yale Boat Race and annual Harvard-Yale football games. However, in academics Yale is behind Harvard in most college rankings, coming just behind its rival in the U.S. News and World Report and THE lists.

  Yale University
  P.O. Box 208234
  New Haven, CT 06520
  203-432-9316
  yale.edu

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT's close proximity to Harvard has led to some rivalry between the two campuses; however, the universities also frequently collaborate, and students are invited to cross-register for both colleges.

  As of the fall 2009, more than 10,000 students attended MIT, with 6,000 pursuing postgraduate and professional degrees. The school is primarily a research university, with numerous Nobel Prize winning scholars among the faculty.

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  77 Massachusetts Ave.
  Cambridge, MA 02139
  617-253-3400
  mit.edu

New York University

• New York University (NYU) is a private university located predominantly in New York City. The school also has satellite campuses in Europe, Asia, Africa and South America. More than 50,000 students enrolled at NYU in 2009, including more than 21,000 undergraduates.

  NYU has an active research community in medicine, law and other disciplines. However, the school is also noted for its liberal arts, dance and acting programs. NYU's Tisch School of the Arts alumni include 19 Academy Award winners, more than any other college in the country.

  New York University
  70 Washington Square South
  New York, NY 10012
  212-998-1212
  nyu.edu